Lee Daniels' new demonic possession thriller was inspired by an alleged haunting that took place in Indiana in 2011.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throughout history, people have told stories both fictional and allegedly real, about demons and devils inhabiting people’s bodies ...

Tuesday marks 50 years since The Exorcist came out and shocked audiences with its depiction of a possessed 12-year-old girl. Its release kicked off an obsession with films about demonic possession.

The not-so-true story of the 'real' demonic possession that inspired the 1973’s “The Exorcist.” Did you know that “The Exorcist,” one of the most famous horror movies of all time, was based on a real ...

St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent, Francisco de Goya Source: Wikimedia Commons/Public domain The idea that humans can be “possessed” by the devil, demons, or spirits has been an enduring ...

A mother in Indiana claimed that she and her three children were bedeviled by shadowy figures and swarms of black flies — and possessed by demons. A Netflix movie tells their story. By Sarah Bahr ...

We’ve had enough movies about various demonic possessions and exorcism, but have we ever had any demonic movies that were based on real events? Yes! A lot actually, maybe even too many. We probably ...

Fr. Vincent Lampert — a Catholic priest and the designated exorcist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis — has witnessed people "foaming at the mouth, growling and snarling" during one of many ...